One section of Ives's Three Places in New England depicts two marching bands following one another in a parade. What type of sound results from this musical portrayal?
A. The blues
B. Polytonality
C. Serialism
D. Unison
Answer: B
You might also like to view...
Stephen Foster wrote songs for both minstrel shows and:
a. the parlor b. the musical theater c. the black church d. the white church
Which of the following is not a characteristic of bebop?
a. slower tempos for the newest dance styles b. small combos favored over big bands c. a focus on virtuosic improvised solos d. deemphasis on commercialism and popular success
Identify which of the following characters says the lines below.A. MurataB. HanaC. MasakoD. OkaE. EmikoF. Kiyoko"I didn't want to hear that sound too often . . . get too used to it. Sometimes you hear something too often, after a while you don't hear it anymore. I didn't want that to happen. The same thing happens to feelings too, I guess. After a while, you don't feel anymore."
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which statement is true regarding the production of Greek black-figure vase painting?
a) Figures are painted with a mixture of clay and water (slip) so that after firing, the figures remain black against a red background. b) The background is painted with white slip in order to outline the black figures. c) Vases are painted with a red-colored slip to form the background. d) Vases are fired in multiple stages so that areas painted with vitrified slip remain black.